Bengaluru: A day after a Bannerghatta National Park caretaker was mauled to death by two tigers, his family members and local residents staged a protest, forcing the authorities to shut the safari ride for a while on Sunday.
The protest was called off around 10 am after the family of the deceased, Anji alias Anjaneya, was offered a compensation of Rs 10 lakh by Park Executive Director Santosh Kumar and other officials.
“We also offered Anji’s son a temporary job at the park. We are not authorised to give him a permanent government,” Kumar said.
Asked if the National Park will install automatic gates at cages, as it has reported a series of accidents over the last two years, Kumar said that the discussions are on and they will soon come out with a solution.
A source in the park said that there was no CCTV camera at the spot where Anji was mauled to death by two white tigers on Saturday evening. Anji, survived by his wife and two children, was the sole breadwinner of the family.
A case of accidental death was registered with the Bannerghatta police by the zoo authorities.
